Galison Chocolate Dots Perpetual Calendars; Mudpuppy Camp Fun, My Travel Journals

Description: Galison/Mudpuppy Recalls Wire Bound Journals and Calendars Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2008 Release #08-226 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 670-7441 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Galison/Mudpuppy Recalls Wire Bound Journals and Calendars Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Wire-O Bound Journals and Calendars Units: About 90,000 Manufacturer: Galison/Mudpuppy, of New York, N.Y. Hazard: The paint on the metal spiral bindings of the journals contains excessive levels of lead, which violated the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recalled journals are spiral bound journals, activity books, and calendars sold in a variety of styles, sizes and colors. Galison or Mudpuppy and the ISBN numbers are printed on the back cover of the calendars/journals. Calendars/journals included in the recall are listed below: ISBN Style Number Style Name Galison List Journals 978-0-7353-1952-3 Next Great Idea (Black) List Journal 978-0-7353-2050-5 Hiroshige Waves List Journal 978-0-7353-2051-2 Nature’s Cabinet Butterflies List Journal 978-0-7353-1934-9 Chinese Peony List Journal 978-0-7353-1949-3 Toffee Dots List Journal 978-0-7353-1951-6 Toffee Stripes List Journal 978-0-7353-1933-2 William Morris Clover List Journal 978-0-7353-1950-9 Porch Florals List Journal Galison Prose Journals 978-0-7353-1925-7 Next Great Idea (Black) Prose Journal 978-0-7353-2052-9 Hiroshige Waves Prose Journal 978-0-7353-2053-6 Nature’s Cabinet Butterflies Prose Journal 978-0-7353-1926-4 Chinese Peony Prose Journal 978-0-7353-1930-1 Toffee Dots Prose Journal 978-0-7353-1932-5 Toffee Stripes Prose Journal 978-0-7353-1929-5 William Morris Clover Prose Journal 978-0-7353-1931-8 Porch Florals Prose Journal Galison Perpetual Calendar 978-0-7353-0793-3 Chocolate Dots Perpetual Calendar Mudpuppy Specialty Journals 978-0-7353-2061-1 Are We There Yet? Journal 978-0-7353-2171-7 Get Crafty Journal 978-0-7353-1506-8 Happy Camper Journal 978-0-7353-0604-2 Road Trip Journal 978-0-7353-0670-7 Things to Do in the Meantime Journal 978-0-7353-0619-6 Camp Fun Journal 978-0-7353-0882-4 My Travel Journal Sold at: Specialty and gift stores nationwide and on-line from August 2003 through December 2007 for between $7 and $10. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should remove the back cover of the calendars/journals with the ISBN barcode number and contact Galison for instructions on returning the back cover for a refund. The journals/calendars should be discarded. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Galison/Mudpuppy at (800) 670-7441 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.galison.com or e-mail the firm at [email protected] [Learn More]